4472 "Flying Scotsman" - first run with double tender

[Tirionblade]

I have the limited edition of the flying scotsman 2 tender (with coach). its wonderful. 

[sturdle]

anyone remember Billy Thorpe?????

he drove Mallard 

[scotsman125]

GOOD NEWS! THE FLYING SCOTSMAN IS BACK ON TRACK WITH IT'S LNER WARTIME BLACK FROM THE 1940'S!

[novawheels]

@scotsman125 Not quite ready for steaming yet...!

[pitielbasani1]

I remember after she returned from the USA in the 1970's she spent a summer season on the Torbay Steam Railway. For me it was a special thrill, as I got to 'fire' her. I recall making the comment, " I worked on steam on the GWR in the early '60's, but I have to come to work on a 'tin pot' railway to fire the most famous engine in the world. So it is wonderful to see she is back in action again.

[erikaeloise]

where is this music from?



[JJRaff18221882]

Thanks to big oil and the clean air faggots of the world, these beautiful machines are all but extinct.

[97warpath]

Why is the man @ 3:23 see-through?

[scotsman125]

The most beautiful steam locomotive ever built in Britain.

[novawheels]

@scotsman125 Yes... many people agree :)

[animal560]

I saw her with 3801 comming up the 1 in 33 grade from Valley Hieghts to Katoomba here in Australia on it's way to Lithgow, enjoyed the day wish she could come out for another run

[budmanuk]

What a machine!

[rspike462]

What absoulutly Brilliant Video with Such a Beautiful Locomotive this almost makes me wanna cry :'( I wanna see the old girl Back in Action one day

[steamtom1]

3. An interesting list of passengers on the trip included the Reverend Awdry, of Thomas the Tank fame, and a Captain Holmes and his wife, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the day they met, on the original trip, in 1928.

4. The trip was almost ended by on-board locomotive inspectors, concerned about running the boiler too low on water. When they arrived at Waverly Station, both tenders were dry. The only remaining water was in the boiler.

[steamtom1]

Andrew Roden recalls this run in his book, Flying Scotsman. Some interesting facts reported in there...

1. Pegler insisted on a corridor tender, so he could get through to meet with passengers.

2. The tender cost 1,000 GBP, but it cost 6000 GBP to convert to all water, twice the cost Pegler had paid for the locomitive.

3. Interesting list of passengers, including the Reverend Awdry, of Thomas the Tank fame, and a Captain Holmes and his wife celebrating the 40th anniversary.

[1690haribo]

she should return with two tenders

[KeyToTime]

Hang on a minuet, aren't they BR coaches?

[djade2010]

i was at MRM yessturday 25/09/2010 shes still in peaces expected to rebuilt sometime in 2011 there has been delays due to her firebox having a lot of damage and a shotage of copper to repair the boiler

[clusterfak]

What a beautiful video of a beautiful locomotive Thank god I have the Hornby live steam version.

[novawheels]

@clusterfak Thank you!

[erikaeloise]

@clusterfak the hornby live steam version is inferior to the Aster Live steam version. Start wishing you had that rather than the miniature version.

[galloway6204]

Like Concorde, RMS Queen mary and the Tomcat this will never cease to inspire me!

[rfcaaron1990]

it would be good if they brung her back with both tenders

[MegaSuperfatguy]

This is a truly beatiful clip. A true work of art. I've been pondering though, what happend to her second tender? It has been removed and the original look of her has been taken away.

[StanierBlack5LMS]

I'd like to see Scotsman double head with a A4 or Duchess or Princess. That would be a nice ride. I hope she returns in LNER apple green, single chimney, and less the german deflectors. In the late 70's and 80's when I was a boy almost all the steam was preserved in Big Four colours and I miss them. I don't think one Black 5 is in LMS paint now. To me its very sad.

[HereYouGoDev]

I hope the United States starts building steam engines again. And this time, make them look like the British ones, they looked better.

[ExcaliburLink]

@HereYouGoDev The US will never go back to steam. We're lucky to even have running steam engines.

[northersteame]

@HereYouGoDev but our's are bigger and more powerfull

[HereYouGoDev]

I hope the United States starts building steam engines again. And this time, make ours look like the British ones, they looked better.

[0luke]

What a great video of a great train. Lovely music to match. Steam might be the transport of choice again one day. When diesel gets hard to come by.

[moodyblue41]

nice music to go with the video

[HoorayforOliver]

This was so beautiful. Thank you so much for uploading this.

[armstrongener]

nice music for this brilliant engine o.o

[armstrongener]

soooooooo classic!!! loved it 5 star favoured

[garretthamster]

what a brilliant clip of this great engine. I would love to build the Flying scotsman in 2 1/2 inch gauge with the double tender. thank you for posting this clip. 5/5

[ay76]

Top stuff 5*

[argenvia]

great video

is a wonderful machine, I am trying to get to level 00 in hornby

greetings

[novawheels]

How long do we have to wait before we see Flying Scotsman and Tornado side by side??

[trainboy94]

Well they took her out of service in 2005, and NRM said it would be a 10-year overhaul, and I highly doubt it will tak that long, I want her to be done by next year.

[novawheels]

I thought that the overhaul wasn't actually going to take 10 years, but that was referring to the time it will be until the next one.

[trainboy94]

Well I doubt it will take 10 years

[benjokazooie]

they are planning to have her ready in 2010. top gear used tornado because the flying scotsman wasnt ready for running due to delays.

[Daniel5343]

A 10 year overhaul is carried out after the loco has been operational for 10 years. If 4472 returns next year, it will mean that her next 10 year ovehaul will be in 2020

[Hilux5972]

@novawheels Thats exactly what they meant. All preserved steam locos in england have to have an overhaul once every 10 years.

[trainboy94]

@novawheels My bad, she will be back this year from what I understand

[lozfan001]

@novawheels yes and that is a short compared to when it was a new engine. It could be 20 -30 years before an overhaul

[scotsman125]

@novawheels. On January 2011, Flying Scotsman and Tornado were at the workshops. Tornado has some problems due to boilers damage. Flying Scotsman was with her wheels.